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Fusion Firm Gets Major Monetary Boost

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised around $4 billion in order to work toward commercializing fusion energy, that's about 30% of the total capital raised by the fusion industry to-date, according to CFS. In explaining on Bloomberg Businessweek what fusion is, the company's CEO Bob Mumgaard says the goal "is to build a machine that can make this reaction go at very vigorous amounts of energy at an industrial scale."

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McGraw Hill CEO Philip Moyer on AI's Impact in Education

Philip Moyer, CEO of McGraw Hill, spoke about the evolving role of AI in education during the back-to-school period. He emphasized that McGraw Hill, a longstanding education company, now serves both traditional and digital learning needs globally, with around 100 million curriculum licenses and 7.5 million AI tools in use. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close."

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2026 Best Cities for Work Revealed

Indeed Hiring Lab measured 40 metrics across six pillars against hundreds of US metro-areas to determine which cities are the best for workers in 2026. Laura Ullrich, Director of Economic Research at Indeed Hiring Lab, explains that its not about where company's are headquartered or where its best to run a company, but where Indeed is seeing the most career dynamism and opportunity -- so the top cities for workers may surprise you.

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Conference Board CEO: Consumers Worried About the Future

Steve Odland, CEO of The Conference Board, discussed the recent consumer confidence data showing a significant divergence between current sentiment and future expectations. The present situation index increased by 6.8 points, reflecting consumers' relatively positive feelings due to full employment and rising wages. He speaks with Romaine Bostick & Emily Graffeo on "The Close."

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